[Asterisk-Users] Installation counter

[John Todd]

>I've seen the question asked a few times already, along the lines of "Who's
>really using Asterisk out there, and what for?" or "Would Asterisk be right
>for me?" etc.
>
>I've been thinking about it more lately as I may have the opporunity to
>consult and/or install a system in the near future. I'm a bit apprehensive,
>as installing a system with a T1 PRI and a couple of channel banks to feed
>local phones is slightly bigger scale than me playing with my developers kit
>with one FXO, one FXS and a bunch of SIP phones :-)
>
>Asterisk is obviously being used in earnest out there, I've read through the
>mailing list and seen some of the bug notes - the guy who's running a call
>centre through Asterisk and wanted to announce queue position and/or
>expected wait time springs to mind as an example of a real world business
>using Asterisk on a daily basis, depending on it etc.
>
>I'm wondering about putting something similar to the Linux Counter
>(http://counter.li.org/) together that would allow people to register their
>real world installations, documenting hardware specs, setup, phones used
>etc?
>
>Not only would it give me a little bit more confidence in pushing it forward
>as a solution to my friend's problem (who said never do business with
>friends you value?!) but as well would stand as a testiment to the success
>of Asterisk.
>
>Any thoughts from the list? I've got no firm structure/design in mind, but
>have spare cycles right now and would love to knock something together in
>PHP.
>
>Cheers
>Paul

Paul -
    Sounds like a good idea.  I did a brief question survey a few 
months ago, and promised to put up a summary to the list, but lamed 
out when I got swamped with work.   I think this would be a great 
idea to do with a dynamic interface of some sort.  I often get 
questions by my clients as to who is doing "real" things with 
Asterisk, and the ten or fifteen people that might be at the top of 
those lists would be useful data for myself and others trying to 
prove Asterisk as a truly functional platform.  (The "herd" appeal 
still drives many, many business decisions.  If you don't believe 
that, then you should put your life savings into selling Microsoft 
shares short.)

JT